PENN Short Volume
PENN Entertainment, Inc. (PENN) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Gambling, Resorts & Casinos industry, with a market capitalization near $1.96B, listed on NASDAQ, employing roughly 23,441 people, carrying a beta of 1.38 to the broader market. PENN Entertainment, Inc. Led by Jay A. Snowden, public since 1994-05-26.
Short volume measures the number of shares sold short on a given day as reported by FINRA. Tracking short volume relative to total volume helps identify unusual bearish sentiment or short-squeeze potential.
- Latest Date
- 2026-09-30
- Short Volume
- 587.0K
- Total Volume
- 1.1M
- Short %
- 55.13%
- 30-Day Avg Short %
- 53.25%
Showing 30 days of FINRA short volume data for PENN Entertainment, Inc..
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PENN most-active contracts
| Type | Strike | Expiration | Volume | OI | IV | Bid | Ask |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALL | $15.00 | Oct 16, 2026 | 477 | 174 | 51.9% | $0.40 | $0.55 |
Top 1 contracts from the institutional-grade nightly options scan; ranked by volume within the broader S&P 500/400/600 + ETF universe.
Frequently asked PENN short volume questions
- What is the daily PENN short volume?
- As of Sep 30, 2026, PENN Entertainment, Inc. (PENN) short volume is 587.0K shares against 1.1M total reported volume, or 55.13% short-side. Short volume measures shares sold short during the day; it is flow, not inventory.
- How is PENN short volume reported?
- FINRA publishes the Daily Short Sale Volume File for trades reported to FINRA TRFs and the FINRA/Nasdaq ADF on a T+1 basis. The headline figure is the count of shares that printed at the short-sale or short-exempt tick across all reporting venues for the symbol; each exchange separately publishes its own daily short-sale data file.
- What does PENN short volume tell options traders?
- Daily short-sale flow is one input that helps disambiguate dealer-hedging activity from directional bear flow when the chain shows fresh customer call inventory. It is not a clean MM-only proxy: the headline number mixes directional shorting, options-MM delta-hedging, ETF-creation arbitrage, and convertible-arb hedging. Cross-check against gamma-exposure and OI changes for a cleaner read.